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1970Final results

1970 election for Connecticut House District 23

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Ruth O. Truex (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Saul S. Galinsky (D) by 5.1 points.

Ruth O. TruexRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%3,543
47.5%3,201
6,744 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+26.91974D+32.11976D+39.81988D+22.81990D+5.91992D+43.61994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET